“I reached out to Bea for assistance with structuring my TV Pilot, overwhelmed by numerous concerns. The feedback she provided was nothing short of a revelation; it felt like a gift. As well as being a lovely human, Bea’s profound insights and extensive experience in dramaturgy were evident in her notes. Her enthusiasm, coupled with genuinely kind words, accompanied the most constructive feedback and insightful suggestions I’ve ever received. The personal touch of reviewing her notes together on Zoom was the cherry on top. Regrettably for her, she won’t be able to get rid of me anytime soon, as I’ve learned an incredible amount from our interactions.”
— Oliver Wellington, Screenwriter & Actor
“Bea’s impressive knowledge of story structure and dazzling creative instincts make her the ideal script consultant. She also happens to be a delightful human who will care deeply about realising your project’s full potential. Jump at the chance to work with her if you can.”
— Gary Sewell, BAFTA Connect Screenwriter
“Bea is script doctoring gold! She has a great eye and a wonderfully analytical yet creative brain - her insights into narrative structure, character development, and thematic coherence are considered, smart and open. She is never prescriptive - after all this is your script - but she’s naturally collaborative and the conversations you have with her, the provocations she poses and the questions she asks will help you unlock whatever is going on in your writing sticking place. If I could have her sitting on my shoulder every time I write a play or film, I would. ”
— Sharon Clark, Creative Director of Raucous & Senior Lecturer at UWE
“It was fantastic to have Bea’s feedback. Her notes were considered, concise and extremely helpful! She offered a fresh, insightful perspective and shared some excellent suggestions for future drafts. She was able to shine a light on everything from bigger-picture story arcs down to the finer detail / nuance of dialogue and character - nothing went unnoticed! I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend Bea as a script consultant and I hope to work with her much more in the future. ”
— Eddie Elks, Playwright & Screenwriter, Third Man Theatre
“I spent a year developing ideas with Bea. She’s an incredibly talented storyteller with a particular skill for vivid, unexpected characters and sharp dialogue. Bea is great at solving story problems – and not necessarily in the most obvious way. I’m looking forward to working lots more with Bea.”
— Victoria Barber, BBC Studios
“I’ve worked with many playwrights in my career and Bea stands out a mile as a writer who has the craft of story structure and line-by-line dialogue in her bones. And, in addition, she’s a brilliant collaborator”
— Caitlin McCleod, Director for stage & screen
“Bea will guide you to see your work in a way you couldn’t without her. In our time together Bea brought an approach that was individually tailored, she was gentle but firm, bringing insights that were game changes for my play. Her words of wisdom still ring true years after our last zoom and my writing is all the better for it. I couldn’t recommend Bea’s dramaturgical services highly enough, I will be coming back for more as she empowers whilst bringing the light.”
— Celeste Engel, Playwright & Filmmaker
“As a Dramaturg, Bea helped me think afresh about my work and provided imaginative, practical and creative challenges that opened new doors for me, onto and into my writing. She shared her skills and knowledge which I was then able to use to keep improving my work. Perhaps, most importantly, I felt with Bea that I was putting my work into completely trustworthy hands. ”
— Stephen Thompson, Playwright & Creative
“ She has a forensic understanding of form, structure and genre. She’ll quickly whip your flabby outline into an elegant silhouette. Don’t bear all before an audience without her! She’s especially good on character intentions and dramatic tension and it’s just great fun to work with the brain behind those fantastic plays. Bea is supportive and humane and the insights she gave me into the dramatist’s craft, as well as maintaining morale in a tough profession, have stayed with me for future projects”
— Lucy Bell, Documental Theatre
“I have worked with Bea on several projects and hired her to lead workshops for me. Bea is a truly excellent, rigorous, kind and supportive, creative and critical dramaturg and workshop leader. She is a distinctive and original thinker, who brings bags of humour, encouragement, ambition and precision to the projects she is working on and people she is working with. This is rooted in the years she has spent honing a deep understanding of the craft of writing, with particular specialisms in structure, form and genre. I would recommend her to you wholeheartedly (and then a bit more)”
— Nik Partridge, Director & Head of MA Drama Directing at Bristol Old Vic Theatre School
“Bea was an absolute dream to work with. She opened up our process, inviting us to work in new and surprising ways that we continue to use. Her expertise in narrative structure and world building has been integral in shaping our latest show as well as re-invigorating our existing methods of working. In the room, Bea was encouraging, challenging and a huge asset to the team and we couldn’t recommend her highly enough.”
— Scratchworks Theatre Company
“Bea has worked with Theatre West providing quality dramaturgical support to writers, many of whom have been at an early stage in their development, where having a dramaturge can feel scary. Bea’s intelligent questioning and warm positive challenge supported these writers to develop their scripts to a different level, giving the writers the courage to really take some risks.”
— Theatre West
“Working with Bea has been a total delight. Right from the start of our R and D she was an integral part of the creative team. By asking insightful questions Bea helped us to interrogate our ideas for the piece and broaden our understanding of what it could be. She was an indispensable voice in threading the narrative stands and maintaining the logic of the world. When we came across creative hurdles Bea was an experienced guide in helping us overcome them. She was a lot of fun to have in the room and I’d highly recommend working with her”
— Tremolo Theatre Company
“Bea delivered a fantastic workshop for us that opened up exciting new ways of thinking about the craft of playwriting”
